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Matthieu Mariapragassam

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arXiv2019

Calibration of Local-Stochastic and Path-Dependent Volatility Models to Vanilla and No-Touch Options

We propose a generic calibration framework to both vanilla and no-touch options for a large class of continuous semi-martingale models. The method builds upon the forward partial integro-differential equation (PIDE) derived in Hambly et al. (2016), which allows fast computation of up-and-out call prices for the complete set of strikes, barriers and maturities. It also utilises a novel two-states particle method to estimate the Markovian projection of the variance onto the spot and running maximum. We detail a step-by-step procedure for a Heston-type local-stochastic volatility model with local vol-of-vol, as well as two path-dependent volatility models where the local volatility component depends on the running maximum. In numerical tests, we benchmark these new models against standard models for a set of EURUSD market data, all three models are seen to calibrate well within the market no-touch bid--ask.

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arXiv2017

Calibration of a Hybrid Local-Stochastic Volatility Stochastic Rates Model with a Control Variate Particle Method

We propose a novel and generic calibration technique for four-factor foreign-exchange hybrid local-stochastic volatility models with stochastic short rates. We build upon the particle method introduced by Guyon and Labord\`ere [Nonlinear Option Pricing, Chapter 11, Chapman and Hall, 2013] and combine it with new variance reduction techniques in order to accelerate convergence. We use control variates derived from a calibrated pure local volatility model, a two-factor Heston-type LSV model (both with deterministic rates), and the stochastic (CIR) short rates. The method can be applied to a large class of hybrid LSV models and is not restricted to our particular choice of the diffusion. The calibration procedure is performed on real-world market data for the EUR-USD currency pair and has a comparable run-time to the PDE calibration of a two-factor LSV model alone.

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arXiv2016

Convergence of an Euler scheme for a hybrid stochastic-local volatility model with stochastic rates in foreign exchange markets

We study the Heston-Cox-Ingersoll-Ross++ stochastic-local volatility model in the context of foreign exchange markets and propose a Monte Carlo simulation scheme which combines the full truncation Euler scheme for the stochastic volatility component and the stochastic domestic and foreign short interest rates with the log-Euler scheme for the exchange rate. We establish the exponential integrability of full truncation Euler approximations for the Cox-Ingersoll-Ross process and find a lower bound on the explosion time of these exponential moments. Under a full correlation structure and a realistic set of assumptions on the so-called leverage function, we prove the strong convergence of the exchange rate approximations and deduce the convergence of Monte Carlo estimators for a number of vanilla and path-dependent options. Then, we perform a series of numerical experiments for an autocallable barrier dual currency note.

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arXiv2016

A Forward Equation for Barrier Options under the Brunick&Shreve Markovian Projection

We derive a forward equation for arbitrage-free barrier option prices, in terms of Markovian projections of the stochastic volatility process, in continuous semi-martingale models. This provides a Dupire-type formula for the coefficient derived by Brunick and Shreve for their mimicking diffusion and can be interpreted as the canonical extension of local volatility for barrier options. Alternatively, a forward partial-integro differential equation (PIDE) is introduced which provides up-and-out call prices, under a Brunick-Shreve model, for the complete set of strikes, barriers and maturities in one solution step. Similar to the vanilla forward PDE, the above-named forward PIDE can serve as a building block for an efficient calibration routine including barrier option quotes. We provide a discretisation scheme for the PIDE as well as a numerical validation.

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